By John Verney
“Thirty dollars for a whole year sounds remarkable to me.” My guess is that Adam doesn’t cycle to school. If he did he would know that there are barely six months in the year when biking (pedal or motor) to school is feasible. And those are months when the fewest students attend U of C.… Continue reading Letter to the editor: Bike parking storage not as cheap as it sounds
By Chris Adams
The price of your UPass will go up this September, but not by much. Calgary Transit approved a $5 increase on the UPass for the fall semester, putting the total cost at $122 per semester. The cost of the UPass is tied to the consumer price index and is subject to annual raises. If fees… Continue reading UPass price set to increase by $5
By Jessy Chung
Orientation Week programming will likely change as a result of two student surveys conducted last year. Two organizations — the American College Health Association (ACHA) and the National Orientation Directors Association (NODA) — surveyed students on student orientation and the transition to university. Student and Enrolment Services addressed the findings of the surveys at a… Continue reading Surveys signal changes to orientation week
By Chris Adams
Students keen to learn about the history of higher education should look no further than the University of Calgary’s department of history. Associate history professor Paul Stortz will introduce a new course titled “History of Universities in Canada and the Western World” in the fall. The course will cover the history of universities from the… Continue reading New class surveys the history of universities
By Chris Adams
A Calgary man is now the face of Canadian-bred extremism after he carried out a suicide attack that left dozens dead. Photos posted online in March revealed that Salman Ashrafi killed 46 people and himself in a suicide bombing in Iraq in November 2013. Ashrafi left Calgary to fight with the al-Qaeda splinter group Islamic… Continue reading Calgary man murders 46 in Iraq bombing
By Liv Ingram
When I made the decision to move from Vancouver to Calgary, reactions from my friends ranged from “why?” to “my condolences.” There’s still a perception of Calgary as a hyper-conservative and culturally-void cowboy hub. It’s easy to dismiss Calgary as inferior to cities like Vancouver or Montreal. Calgary doesn’t have great sushi. Or oceans. Or… Continue reading Calgary outgrows the cowboy stereotype
People like to complain about their hometown, but two local producers are casting a spotlight on what makes Calgary special — and they’re turning its citizens into the cast and crew. Whatcha Got, Calgary? is a short film anthology made by Calgary, for Calgary. The film features 20 three-minute clips, each offering a theme within… Continue reading Calgary’s not boring. Seriously!
By Liv Ingram
Film director and Simon Fraser University film- student Brendan Prost is taking his latest film, Spaces and Reservations, on a cross- country tour. This is the third independent film by the Calgary-native, but the first feature he is taking across Canada. “The tour came about when we realized that a lot of the conventional exhibition… Continue reading Calgary filmmaker takes latest feature on cross-country tour
Like it or not, rappers like Iggy Azalea and Drake are topping charts and dominating conversations about hip hop. For many fans and artists, pop-hop albums, like Iggy Azalea’s The New Classic, represent the genre to mainstream audiences. And many find that disheartening. The rise of pop-hop has hip hop purists mourning the state of… Continue reading The rise of pop-hop isn’t the death of hip hop
By Diltaj Atwal
A review of the University of Calgary’s Wi-Fi shows that only the Taylor Family Digital Library and the Energy Environment Experiential Learning buildings have reliable access to the university’s Internet signal. Students’ Union president Jarett Henry said Campus Information Technologies sent out a survey about Wi-Fi after they recognized the need to address the poor… Continue reading University upgrades weak campus Wi-Fi